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Taking creatine doesn't hurt your kidneys — studies show no difference in kidney or liver health markers between people who take creatine and those who don't.

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Safety of creatine supplementation: analysis of the prevalence of reported side effects in clinical trials and adverse event reports

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2025 Sep

The study looked at thousands of people taking creatine and found no more kidney problems than those taking a placebo, which supports the idea that creatine is safe for kidneys.

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Safety of creatine supplementation: analysis of the prevalence of reported side effects in clinical trials and adverse event reports

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DOI: 10.1080/15502783.2025.2488937

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